Connected and Autonomous Vehicle Technology: Determining the Impact on State DOT Maintenance Programs

Traffic control devices, markings, signals, guardrail, computing systems, communications infrastructure, and other permanent and temporary devices will likely each be affected by the operation of connected and autonomous vehicle (CAV) technology. State departments of transportation (DOTs) need to identify gaps in knowledge and skills and prepare for the challenges of CAV implementation while maintaining the existing roadway system at an acceptable level of service.

NCHRP Research Report 1084: Connected and Autonomous Vehicle Technology: Determining the Impact on State DOT Maintenance Programs, from TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program, provides an overview into how the implementation of CAV technology will likely impact the state of practice for maintenance programs within state DOTs.

This report is available from the US National Academies Press at https://www.nap.edu/catalog/27625